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| The role of the academic nurse and physician in the criminal prosecution of nursing home mistreatment | | Author(s) | Elizabeth Capezuti, Eugenia L Siegler |
| Journal title | Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, vol 8, no 3, 1996 |
| Pages | pp 47-58 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Neglect [care] ; Elder abuse ; Nursing homes ; Crime ; Doctors ; Nurses ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Academic health care professionals have worked with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Attorney General's office in a number of capacities to examine the quality of care in several Philadelphia area nursing homes. These tasks include: evaluating the quality of care; helping the prosecution understand the complexities of the cases; and testifying in court, in particular, educating the court about ageing, disease, nursing homes, and the appropriate care of infirm older people. This paper discusses the responsibilities of physician and nurse expert witnesses, using two cases used in the prosecution of a nursing home corporation. It also describes some of the tensions that arise when educators work with prosecutors. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980513208 A |
| Classmark | QNR: QNT: LHB: TWA: QT2: QTE: 7T |
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